Sun-blind fascia.



N0. 740,916. 'PTBNTED OCT. 6, 1903.

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w OFFICES STEPHEN PREBBLE, on BRIXTON, ENGLAND.

SPCIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,916, dated October 6, 1903.

Application iiled October 7,1902,

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN PEEBBLE, music hall director, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 67 Atlantic road, Brixton, in the county of Surrey, England,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Sun-Blind Fasciae, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in connection with awnings for shops and other business premises; and it consists in the combination, with a roller-awning adapted to be distended in front of the window by means of hinged arms in the usual manner, of whatmay be termed a fascia or name-plate, hinged to the awning-latir and so weighted as to maintain a vertical position in all positions of the awning, so as to always present its face to public view.

The invention will be described with refer- -ence to the accompanying drawings, where- Figure l represents a side sectional view of the awning as drawn down to its lowermost position and as partly and fully raised, the two last-named positions being Aindicated in Fig. 2 shows the attachment of one of the fascia hinges to the awning-lath. Fig. 3 is a part rear view of the fascia, showing one of the hinge-braces. Fig. 4 is a perspective front view of an awning with the fascia applied thereto. n

In the drawings, a is the awning,adapted to be wound onaspring-rollerot,mounted within a boxing over the fascia of a shop-window or otherwise and attached to a lath b, supported by arms c, pivoted at d, so as when lowered to the position shown in full lines to support the awning over the public footway in front of the shop-window in the usual manner. When thus lowered, the awning obscures the shopfront fascia, so that the trading name or style inscribed thereon cannot be seen by the passers-by, particularly when, as is usually the case, the roller from which the awning is drawn is situated above the shop-front fascia. To remedy this, I provide the awning-lath itself with a fascia e, which may be formed either by a light metal or wooden frame carrying a panel of sheet metal or wood, or, as shown, a sheet of thin metal with its margin Serial No. 126,312. (No model.)

corrugated or beaded, as at e2, to stiften the metal sheet and simulate a frame surrounding a panel adapted to bear the trading name or style or any othermatter of public announcement. This fascia is loosely hung by hingesf at back to the lath b, these hinges being preferably situated at such position relatively to the height of the frame that the greater part of the' fascia e will project upward from the lath l) and the swinging fascia will not project so far below the awning when in the lowest position as to form an obstruction to the public. The one member f of each hinge is formed with a palm'g, adapted to be screwed to the awning-lath b, as shown in Fig. 2, alongside the palm c' of the awning-supporting arm c, so that the invention may be readily applied to existing awnings, while the other member f2 ofV the hinge is formed on a substantially A-shaped frame h', riveted or otherwise xed to the back of the swinging fascia e, these A-frames h not only forming a means of hinge attachment, but serving also to brace and stiften the fascia transversely, especially when it is made entirely of sheet metal. The said A-frames are made solid at the lower part, so as to assist by the distribution of their weight, supplemented by that'of a metal rod t', of half-round section, extending the whole length of the panel and inclosed within the bead at the lower edge thereof, to so balance the fascia that the part below the hinges will preponderate sufliciently to maintain the vertieality of the swinging fascia in all positions of the awning, as indicated by the full line and dotted positions shown.

In the raised position of theawning the at- Htached fascia would show above the perma- IOO frames of metal carrying hinge members, the A-frames being adapted to brace the fascia transversely and being made heavy at the lower part, a weighting-rod applied to the lower edge of the fascia to coact with said heavy end of the A-frame to bring-the center ofl gravity of the fascia below the level of the hinge-axes, as described.

2. A hinged fascia for an awning constructed of a panel, transverse braces fixed to the panel carrying hinge members set off in rear of the braces, and weighted at their lower ends, a weighting-rod attached to and'extending along the lower edge of the panel, an awning-lath, and hinge members fixed to said lath for connection with the hinge members of the cross-braces, substantially as described.

8. A hinge-fascia for an awning constructed of a panel, transverse braces fixed to the panel carrying hinge members, said braces being made heavy at their lower ends, an awning-lath and hinge members fixed to said lath for connection with the hinge members of the cross-braces, as set forth. f

4. A fascia extending lengthwise in a horizontal direction and edgewise in an upright position and pivotally supported at the lower edge of an awning at a point between said edge and the horizontal center of the fascia; and means whereby said fascia is caused to stand always in a predetermined position regardless of the position of the awning.

5. A hinged fascia for an awning constructed of a panel, transverse braces fixed to the panel carrying hinge members, a weightingrod attached to and extending along the lower edge of the panel, an awning-latin, and hinge members fixed to said lath for connection with the hinge members of the cross-braces, substantially as described. Y

STEPHEN PREBBLE.

Witnesses:

C. G. CLARK, T. W. KENNARD. 

